Rakta or the blood is also called `Jeevan` or life. If there is any disturbance in the circulation or constitution of blood then it causes diseases. So in order to reduce the Rakta dusti or impurities of the blood there is a process in Ayurveda, which has been described as "Rakta Mokshana". `Rakta Mokshana` means extracting blood from the body through certain specific equipments like Shrugna (horn of an animal), Alabu( a substance prepared from dried bottle gourd), Jalauka (leech), Siravedha (puncturing a vein).

The conditions where Rakta Mokshana is advised are- Vidradhi (pus formation), Pleeha (increased spleen), Agnimandya (loss of appetite), jwara (fever), Netra, Mukha, shiroroga (diseases in eyes, mouth and head), Trushana (excessive thirst), kushtha(leprosy/ skin diseases), Vatarakta (gout), Bharma (vertigo). All these diseases are caused due to rakta dosha or impurities in blood. Rakta mokshana is also recommended in piles, anemia, asthma, diarrhea, pregnancy and one who has taken sudation or any other type of Panchkarma treatment.